The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has said 50,000 refugees have been returned to the country in the last three years.
The commission also restated its commitment to managing the more than 6.7 million displaced persons in the country.
Its Federal Commissioner, Aliyu Ahmed, in a speech at an event to celebrate his three years in office over the weekend in Abuja, said that some of the IDPs were from neighbouring countries.
“In the last three years, we were able to return about 50,000 Nigerian refugees to the country.
“Within the last three years, we were able to take care of displaced individuals who are living in camps and also those who are living within the host communities.
“We shall continue to manage about 6.7 million displaced individuals in this country. We are also managing the affairs of the refugees within and outside the country.
“We have refugees from other nations living in Nigeria. And, of course, we have our own Nigerians who are living in other countries like Cameroon, the Republic of Niger, Chad, Liberia and many others.
“Just recently, we received 1,400 Nigerians from the Republic of South Africa, and we have been receiving like that across the 36 states of the federation.
“These are some of the most peculiar tasks on the shoulders of the NCFRMI.
“But, with the support we are receiving from President Bola Tinubu, we are able to manage and then move on with our mandate,” Ahmed said.
The NCFRMI boss further explained that within the last three years, the commission has been taking care of host communities accommodating the displaced persons.
“This is because you cannot attend to only the displaced individuals; you must equally consider those who are receiving these IDPs in their communities,” he said.
Ahmed said that the commission is making efforts towards having authentic and reliable data of migrants and displaced persons in the country.
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